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Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts.Tue, 31 Mar 2015 18:29:18 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1DDT Exposure May Influence Obesity in Young Womenhttp://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-living/ddt-exposure-may-influence-obesity-in-young-women/
http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-living/ddt-exposure-may-influence-obesity-in-young-women/#commentsWed, 25 Mar 2009 10:08:06 +0000http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=3088After World War II, Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane, or DDT, a pesticide used to control lice and mosquito populations, was sold as an agricultural insecticide, but DDT was eventually banned by the Endangered Species Act, due to the risks it poses to wildlife, specifically birds, and human health, such as cancer.

Despite not being used for decades, DDT byproducts still exist in the environment, especially in marine animals like fish, and now a new study in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine links DDE, a breakdown of DDT, with obesity in young women.

]]>After World War II, Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane, or DDT, a pesticide used to control lice and mosquito populations, was sold as an agricultural insecticide, but DDT was eventually banned by the Endangered Species Act, due to the risks it poses to wildlife, specifically birds, and human health, such as cancer.

Despite not being used for decades, DDT byproducts still exist in the environment, especially in marine animals like fish, and now a new study in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine links DDE, a breakdown of DDT, with obesity in young women.